The Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1864 |
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Page v
... assumes the character of the historical novel . There is another way of writing history , more laborious to the writer and less attractive to those readers who dislike the trouble of thinking , and look for amusement more than for truth ...
... assumes the character of the historical novel . There is another way of writing history , more laborious to the writer and less attractive to those readers who dislike the trouble of thinking , and look for amusement more than for truth ...
Page viii
... assumed that the reader knows in some way the history of the previous period , and any recapitulation of it would be out of place . It is true that as the occasions arise for speaking of Roman institutions , I have sometimes reminded ...
... assumed that the reader knows in some way the history of the previous period , and any recapitulation of it would be out of place . It is true that as the occasions arise for speaking of Roman institutions , I have sometimes reminded ...
Page x
... assumed as the fundamental axioms of all political science . ' Now it is one of the virtues of Machiavelli that he has no disguise , no sophism , that he tells us what he believes to be true ; he tells us what men do , though they will ...
... assumed as the fundamental axioms of all political science . ' Now it is one of the virtues of Machiavelli that he has no disguise , no sophism , that he tells us what he believes to be true ; he tells us what men do , though they will ...
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... assumes the title of King Antiochus - The defeat of the Romans by the slaves - L . Calpurnius Piso Frugi takes Messana from the rebels - Slave risings in different parts of the Roman dominions - The consul P. Rupilius takes Tauromenium ...
... assumes the title of King Antiochus - The defeat of the Romans by the slaves - L . Calpurnius Piso Frugi takes Messana from the rebels - Slave risings in different parts of the Roman dominions - The consul P. Rupilius takes Tauromenium ...
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... assume that he could not safely retreat . Accordingly he passed a rigorous winter in the camp under such cover as he could make , with a poor supply of food , in the midst of deep snow and excessive cold . Many of the soldiers perished ...
... assume that he could not safely retreat . Accordingly he passed a rigorous winter in the camp under such cover as he could make , with a poor supply of food , in the midst of deep snow and excessive cold . Many of the soldiers perished ...
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